70.285.030 - Prohibition on the sale of certain brake friction material -- Exemptions.

Prohibition on the sale of certain brake friction material — Exemptions.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2014, no manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale brake friction material in Washington state containing any of the following constituents in an amount exceeding the specified concentrations:

     (a) Asbestiform fibers, 0.1 percent by weight.

     (b) Cadmium and its compounds, 0.01 percent by weight.

     (c) Chromium(VI)-salts, 0.1 percent by weight.

     (d) Lead and its compounds, 0.1 percent by weight.

     (e) Mercury and its compounds, 0.1 percent by weight.

     (2) Beginning January 1, 2021, no manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale brake friction material in Washington state containing more than five percent copper and its compounds by weight.

     (3) Brake friction material manufactured prior to 2015 is exempt from subsection (1) of this section for the purposes of clearing inventory. This exemption expires January 1, 2025.

     (4) Brake friction material manufactured prior to 2021 is exempt from subsection (2) of this section for the purposes of clearing inventory. This exemption expires January 1, 2031.

     (5) Brake friction material manufactured as part of an original equipment service contract for vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2015, is exempt from subsection (1) of this section.

     (6) Brake friction material manufactured as part of an original equipment service contract for vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2021, is exempt from subsection (2) of this section.

[2010 c 147 § 3.]